Wagon-seat.



L. A. LARSON.

WAGONSBAT.

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L. A. LARSON.

WAGON SEAT.

' APPLICATION FILED APR.12, 1913. 1,074,960. Patented 0013.7,1913.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFTQE.

LOUIS A. LARSON, OF OSAKIS, MINNESOTA.

WAGON-SEAT.

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Application filed April 12, 1913.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS A. LARSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Osakis, in the county of Douglas and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Seats; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

My invention relates to improvements in wagon seats and, to this end, itconsists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafterdescribed and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, likechracters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of myimproved wagon seat suspended within a wagon box from the wagon top box,said wagon boxes being shown in section; 'Fig. 2 is a view correspondingto Fig. 1, with the exception that the wagon seat is supported in adifierent position from the top box, some parts being broken away andother parts being removed; Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the wagon seat,as shown in Fig. 1, with the exception that certain parts are shown indifferent positions, by means of dotted lines; and Fig. 4 is a plan viewof the wagon seat, as shown in Fig. 3, with the exception that the backis shown in a folded position and certain other parts are indicated bydotted lines.

The numeral 1 indicates an ordinary wagon box having detachablysupported on the upper edge thereof, in the customary manner, a top box2.

The numeral 3 indicates the seat plank and the numeral 4 the foldingback of the wagon seat. This back 4 is secured to the seat plank 3 by apair of arms 5, rigidly secured, at one of their ends, to the back 4 andpivotally secured, at their other ends, to the hinge lugs 6, attached tothe rear longitudinal edge of the seat plank 3. The arms 5 are of alength sufficient to support the back 4, when turned upward, quite adistance above the seat plank 3, and they are so arranged as to permitsaid back to be folded into fiat engagement with the top of the seatplank 3. Stop projections 7, integral with the hinge lugs 6, engage theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 7,1913.

Serial No. 760,638.

arms 5, when the back 4 is turned up, and limit thebackward movementthereof.

For detachably supporting the wagon seat 3 from the wagon box 1, or fordetachably supporting the same from the top box 2 in different verticaladjustments, two different sets of hanger arms 8 and 9 are provlded.

Each of these sets comprises two pairs of arms, one pair of each setbeing located at each end of 'the seat plank 3. The hanger arms 8 and 9comprising each pair are rigidly connected, near their free or outerends, by tie bars 10 and 11, respectively, and their inner ends arepivotally secured to the bottom of the seat plank 3, by hinge lugs 12and 13, respectively. The four hinge lugs .12 are secured to the fourcorners of the seat plank 3, thus permitting the hanger arms 8 to beplaced in inoperative.positions under the seat plank 3, as shown in Fig.2,

or in operative vertical positions at the ends of the'seat plank 3, asshown in Fig. 1.

The tie bars 11 are somewhat shorter than the tie bars 10 and hold thearms 8 close enough together to permit the same to pass between the arms9. To fold the hanger arms 8 from operative to inoperative positions andvice versa, it is necessary to first turn the hanger arms 9 intooperative 0r outwardly projecting positions, to permit the tie bar 10 toclear the same during the movement of the hanger arms 8. The hinge lugs13 are secured to the under side of the seat plank 3, at a suflicientdistance from the outer edge thereof to permit only the free endportions of the hanger arms 9 to project beyond the ends of the seatplank 3. The free ends of the arms 8 terminate in hooks 14, adapted toembrace the upper edge portions of the top box 2, and support the wagonseat within the top box 2, with the seat plank 3 in substantially thesame horizontal plane with the upper edge of the wagon box 1. The arms 9are provided with pairs of laterally spaced lugs 15, adapted to engagethe opposite sides of the wagon box 1 or the top box 2, and thereby holdthe arms 9 against endwise sliding movement on said boxes. For holdingeither set of hanger arms 8 and 9 in inoperative positions under theseat plank 3, a pair of turn buttons 16 is mounted, for horizontalswinging movement, on a pair of depending studs 17, secured to the underside of the seat plank 3.

Obviously, by means of the hanger arms 9, the seat plank 3 vmay besupported from the upper edge of the Wagon box 1 in a position to permita person sitting-thereon to rest his feet on the bottom of said box; or,in case the wagon box 1 is provided Witha top box,as shown in Fig, 1 ofthe drawings, the Wagon seat-may be supported in sub stantially thissame position,.:by suspending; the same from the top box 2 by means ofthe] hanger arms 8. In case the Wagon boxes 1 and: 2 arefilled: Witlil aloath-thee Wagon seat may be supported above the load on the. upper edgeotthe top box2, by the hanger arms -9. After theload. is emptied, theseat may be lowered to a. posit tion within. the Wagon: boxes, thusaffording, greater comfort for the driven.

What I claim is 1 The. combination With: a Wagon box, of a seat, and twosets of. hanger arms. secured. to said seat't'or supportinginthe samefrom: said Wagon box. inv different vertical adjusts ments, one set ofsaid hanger arms being: hinged to the bottom: of said. seat, inward ofthe ends. thereof, for movement to and. from: a horizontal operativeposition. and the other set. of said. hanger: arms; being, hinged to theendsioffsaid seat, for movement-to and from. a vertical operativeposi.-. tion, substantially as "described.

2. The combination witlrwagon box, of a seat, two sets of. hanger. arms.secured to. said. seat for. supportinggthe same. from. said.

Wagon box in different vertical adjustments, one set of said hanger armsbeing hinged to the-bottom. of'said seat, inward of the ends thereof,for movement to and from a horizontal operative position and the otherset' of said hanger arms being hinged to the ends of said seat, formovement toand from a. vertical. operative position, and means forlocking either set of said arms ;in an inoperative position,substantially as described;

v 3.. The combinationewitha Wagon box, of Fa sea-t two sets ofhangerarms secured to isaid. seat for supporting, thexsame from said @Wagonbox indifferent vertical adjustments,

one set. ot'saidhanger, arms beingv hinged to g the bottom. of saidseat, inward of. the ends gthereofi. for movement 't'o and from a hor1--jzontal operative position andthe ot-herset' iofs'aid hanger arms beinghinged to the gendsof said seat,- for movement to and from a vertical.operative position, said hanger iarms: being; adapted to be turned intoinoperativepositions under said seatfand means ifor locking either setofsaidarms in an inoperative position, substantially as de- Eseribed.

In: testimony whereof I "aflix tin presence of two Witnesses:

LOUIS A; Witnesses CLYDE LONG, J. CURTIs;

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